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The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 22:15:32 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.110374288Piston Slap: BANG! The Lost Art of Exhaust Tuning?http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/piston-slap-bang-lost-art-exhaust-tuning/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/piston-slap-bang-lost-art-exhaust-tuning/#commentsThu, 26 May 2016 12:00:17 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1349250Dan writes: I was hoping you might do an article on the lost art of exhaust tuning. I feel like the norm these days in anything sporty is to just make it as loud as possible with an obnoxious rumble and perpetual popping/crackling. I really miss the exhaust sounds of 10-15 years ago that were […]

]]>Dan writes: I was hoping you might do an article on the lost art of exhaust tuning. I feel like the norm these days in anything sporty is to just make it as loud as possible with an obnoxious rumble and perpetual popping/crackling. I really miss the exhaust sounds of 10-15 years ago that were […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/piston-slap-bang-lost-art-exhaust-tuning/feed/631349250VIDEO: Ford GT LM GTE Sounds Like A Four-wheeled Warzonehttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/08/video-ford-gt-lm-gte-sounds-like-a-four-wheeled-warzone/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/08/video-ford-gt-lm-gte-sounds-like-a-four-wheeled-warzone/#commentsSun, 30 Aug 2015 14:58:14 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1156250Ford is out at Sebring testing their newest toy — the Ford GT LM GTE — in preparation for the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. Thankfully, someone was on location and captured a few laps on video. I’d like to personally thank this intrepid track video reporter. The car sounds like a four-wheeled warzone, completely with […]

]]>Ford is out at Sebring testing their newest toy — the Ford GT LM GTE — in preparation for the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. Thankfully, someone was on location and captured a few laps on video. I’d like to personally thank this intrepid track video reporter. The car sounds like a four-wheeled warzone, completely with […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/06/alfa-romeo-giulia-first-official-video-goes-live/feed/391099569Piston Slap: Is it Piston Slap? Ja-nee, baby!http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/piston-slap-is-it-piston-slap-ja-nee-baby/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/piston-slap-is-it-piston-slap-ja-nee-baby/#commentsTue, 16 Apr 2013 10:00:19 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=484975Mu-een (from Cape Town, South Africa!) writes: Hi I would like to know what is the difference sound of a tappet noise, or bad rocker, or a piston slap. Thanks regards. Mu-een Sajeev answers: I suspect that –for most engines– piston slap is a deeper, more resonant sound than an out of whack tappet. Pistons […]

]]>Mu-een (from Cape Town, South Africa!) writes: Hi I would like to know what is the difference sound of a tappet noise, or bad rocker, or a piston slap. Thanks regards. Mu-een Sajeev answers: I suspect that –for most engines– piston slap is a deeper, more resonant sound than an out of whack tappet. Pistons […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/piston-slap-is-it-piston-slap-ja-nee-baby/feed/14484975When You Need Garage Tunes Right Now: Field Expedient Surround-Sound Audio Systemhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/02/when-you-need-garage-tunes-right-now-field-expedient-surround-sound-audio-system/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/02/when-you-need-garage-tunes-right-now-field-expedient-surround-sound-audio-system/#commentsSun, 19 Feb 2012 20:20:23 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=431624When I moved into a Victorian near downtown Denver summer before last, I finally had something I’ve been longing for since I started messing around with cars: a garage! Since that time, I’ve been (very) gradually upgrading the place, with better wiring, insulation, beer signs, and so on. My long-term plan for the place involves […]

]]>When I moved into a Victorian near downtown Denver summer before last, I finally had something I’ve been longing for since I started messing around with cars: a garage! Since that time, I’ve been (very) gradually upgrading the place, with better wiring, insulation, beer signs, and so on. My long-term plan for the place involves […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/02/when-you-need-garage-tunes-right-now-field-expedient-surround-sound-audio-system/feed/21431624Next-Gen M3 Kicks Up Its Heels, Cackleshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/11/next-gen-m3-kicks-up-its-heels-cackles/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/11/next-gen-m3-kicks-up-its-heels-cackles/#commentsTue, 22 Nov 2011 18:50:32 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=419606With engine management technologies creating ever-more refined, well-behaved engines, the snap-crackle-pop overrun at the beginning of this video is an increasingly rare throwback to the time when men were men and engines could blow up at any second. Sure, such playfulness will probably be managed out of existence by the time the F30 M3 hits […]

]]>With engine management technologies creating ever-more refined, well-behaved engines, the snap-crackle-pop overrun at the beginning of this video is an increasingly rare throwback to the time when men were men and engines could blow up at any second. Sure, such playfulness will probably be managed out of existence by the time the F30 M3 hits […]